whoa! I haven’t posted anything for almost a year and a half! Tsk tsk. Outrageous. This has GOT to change.

I will be 30 soon and I tried to get used to this number so much that I’m forgettiing I’m still 29! Yay!

Well, I feel quite fresh still when I view myself as a 30 year old woman, i am just chewing on my nails cause I set my expectations too high for the achievements I wanted to have by this age… I realize age related pressure and perfectionism are stupid but I keep falling into this trap.

So what’s happened in the past 10 years?

I moved to 15 different places to stay

Bucharest has become my home in a really big way, I always feel at home strolling in its streets no matter where I’ve been or how good or bad my current apartment might make me feel. “City who loves me/ Lonely as I am/ Together we cry” (Red Hot Chilli Peppers)

I lived with a boyfriend for a year and a half

I rediscovered singing and musical instruments after parting with them in highschool

I dyed my hair 5 colours- not at thew same time lol

I fell in and out of love with Myspace

I travelled to Spain

I worked with kids for 5 wonderful months

I cut my own hair quite a lot of times, sometimes with amazingly decent results, some other times- when I tried cutting my fringe- with hilariously disastruous results

I developped an addiction to chocolate and sweets and eating on the go

I discovered freeganism but I sitll enjoy shopping and spending every now and then ha ha ha

I grew fond of all kinds of rock in such a big way that I wouldn’t have anticipated at 20

Let me begin today’s show with a word of caution for all you lovely ladies out there: protect your breasts from cancer… by wearing bras less. It seems bras hamper lymphatic circulation which is a factor in a higher risk for breast cancer. A doctor offers explanations here

So, protect them and be proud of them! I remember reading in a UK Cosmo a while ago, an image consultant had an awesome tip for standing straight and making your chest look good no matter the size “Imagine your breasts are looking at people”

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Could protests be more effective if we focused them on the desired result instead of the thing we are protesting against? For example, Slut Walk. I have a feeling that “This is not an invitation to rape me” would be harder for men to remember than “We deserve respect even if we wear short skirts”. At least psychiatrists think that self suggestion with nagative phrases (ex: “I don’t have a headache anymore” ) tends to lead to aggravating the condition or symptoms you are trying to alleviatIt would be worth it more to say “My head’s fine, I’m feeling good again”)

Or like buying fuits and veggies from the local market turns the wheel in the right direction faster than protesting in front of a chain supermarket that imports the veggies from thousands of miles away.